GM To End Production Of Cruze, Volt, More Cars In 2019

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Based out of the Washington, D.C. area, Joel Patel is an automotive journalist that hails from Northern Virginia. His work has been featured on various automotive outlets, including Autoweek, Digital Trends, and Autoblog. When not writing about cars, Joel enjoys trying new foods, wrenching on his car, and watching horror movies.

In one of the more drastic moves since the financial crisis back in 2008, General Motors has decided to halt production of six vehicles and close down three of its plants in North America. The decision is a reaction to consumers shifting away from sedans and small vehicles, and the American automaker believes the shift will help it invest money into electric cars and self-driving vehicles.

The three major plants that will be shut down include the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Southeast Michigan, the Lordstown Assembly Plant in Northeast Ohio, and the Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario. Other factories that will be affected include the Baltimore Operations parts plant in Maryland and the Warren Transmission Operations plant in Southeast Michigan.

With gas-powered sedans and compact vehicles out of the way, GM will, hopefully, be in a better position to launch 20 new battery-powered vehicles in North America by 2023, is a plan the automaker came out with last year. Any savings from its cost-cutting measures will go toward that goal and expanding on GM's Cruise Automation.

Based out of the Washington, D.C. area, Joel Patel is an automotive journalist that hails from Northern Virginia. His work has been featured on various automotive outlets, including Autoweek, Digital Trends, and Autoblog. When not writing about cars, Joel enjoys trying new foods, wrenching on his car, and watching horror movies.